diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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index 0000000..048bcd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+# Ignore build folder
+build/
+bin/
+
+# Ignore UI folder, this should be commited in its own repository
+ui/
+
+# Ignore all dot folders, with below exceptions
+.*/
+
+# VSCode
+.vscode
+
+main/
+rec-ui/
diff --git a/.gitmodules b/.gitmodules
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index 0000000..6c98f4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitmodules
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+[submodule "lv_drivers"]
+	path = lv_drivers
+	url = https://github.com/lvgl/lv_drivers.git
+[submodule "lvgl"]
+	path = lvgl
+	url = https://github.com/lvgl/lvgl.git
+[submodule "FreeRTOS"]
+	path = FreeRTOS
+	url = https://github.com/FreeRTOS/FreeRTOS-Kernel.git